Havens, Jerry Butler, Herbie Mann, Moms Mabley, Sonny James, Smith, Judy Collins, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ten Years After, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, R. B. Greaves, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Lulu, and Della Reese. The sustained appearance of Sugar, Sugar on the charts led music director Pat Williams to compose a gospel-style arrangement for the second repeat of the song. He recruited a chorale of local gospel singers for the performance. The appearance led Warner Bros. Records to record The Music Scene Gospel Singers’ rendition of Sugar, Sugar, as well as When I Die, which had been a top hit for Motherlode earlier in the year. Denouement Despite the level of talent presented, The Music Scene did not fare well in Nielsen ratings. The show and its 90-minute block companion, The New People, faced stiff, entrenched competition from the ratings leader, NBC. On September 22, 1969, the evening of the program’s premiere, The Music Scene confronted a triple-barrel offering from ABC's chief competitor. NBC's immensely popular Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In led off its prime time schedule, followed by hour-long comedy specials featuring Bob Hope and Flip Wilson. The Laugh-In juggernaut continued through the fall. In the New York Nielsen ratings for the week October 2–8, Laugh-In pulled a 31.5 rating, 47 share, compared with the results for The Music Scene: a 9.8 rating and 16 share. As The Music Scene remained in the bottom third of audience ratings, ABC announced in early November that it was cancelling the show (and its companion, The New People). The Music Scene’s 17th and final broadcast aired January 12, 1970. Two DVDs of highlights from the show have been released. References External links ABC's Revamped Monday Lineup American Broadcasting Company original programming 1960s American music television series 1970s American music television series 1969 American television series debuts 1970 American television series endings Television series by CBS Studios